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Vanguard Models’ 3D Printed Ships Boats in Stock

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Great news for those who are looking for highly details ships boats kits for your 1/64 scale ship models. Vanguard Models has been producing a new range of ships boat kits, featuring 3D printed hulls. Below is an example of one of their kits, in this case a 22′ cutter kit, which shows the fully formed hull that shows planking lines, ribs, floor boards, stringers, and all. While the other details such as the thwarts (seats), gratings, rudder, and oars, are provided in the form of laser-cut pear wood.

One kit that stands out in particular is the 33′ Admiral’s Barge kit, which is available in either 1/64 scale, or a larger 1/48 scale, making it suitable as a stand-alone miniatures display. To that end, the kit even includes a laser-cut display base and cradle.

Of course, there are many other kits, most all are in 1/64 scale, but might be adaptable to other close scales.

Excerpt from Vanguard Models’ 3D printed ships boat kit instructions…

 

 

And, don’t forget that there also is the Vanguard Models’ line of wooden ships boats kits also available at Ages of Sail.

Below is an example of Vanguard Models’ wooden ships boat instructions…

Different construction methods, but both can create some beautifully detailed accessories for your wooden ship model kit.

Find all our Vanguard Models’ ships boat kits Ages of Sail here. Ω

Happy Holidays!

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Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and

prosperity in the New Year.

From all of us at Ages of Sail

17th Century Pinas Cross-Section from Kolderstok Now Available

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Newest Kolderstok kit now is now in stock at Ages of Sail: 17th Century Dutch Pinas Cross-Section Model Kit.

This is a transverse section of a 17th-century Dutch pinas, including 3 pieces of armament and authentic blocks. Designed after the original 17th-century description by Nicolaes Witsen.

The pinas was a transverse-rigged merchantman, relatively slender in shape and easy to sail. It was frequently used by the then Republic of the Netherlands for trade voyages all over the world. The ship could carry a large amount of trading goods, but was also equipped with plentiful armament, to protect itself and her cargo against potential enemies.

This cross-section shows the part of the ship around the main mast, including spindle, servants, pump, galley and guns. It is open on one side and fitted with skin planking on the other.

The kit includes fully laser-cut parts, a detailed step-by-step manual with text, photos and (original) illustrations and several authentic parts. During construction, it gives a unique insight into the shipbuilding method which was common for Amsterdam shipyards in the 17th century.

This section is in scale 1:50. When built the model is 165 mm long, 165 mm wide and 490 mm high. It is supplied in basswood and can be brought to a vivid color with special stains and paint which can be bought separately. Difficulty level 1-2 on a scale of 4, for both beginners and advanced builders.

Find it in stock in limited quantities at Ages of Sail here: https://www.agesofsail.com/shop/kolderstok-wooden-ship-kits/seventeenth-century-pinas-cross-section-150-kolderstok/

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Our New Online Shop

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If you haven’t visited our online shop in a while, now is the time to check it out. We’ve completed our transition, worked out the bugs, and we’re now up and running smoothly.

 

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With the new online shop, still www.agesofsail.com,  we tried to keep the function and presentation familiar to our existing customers. Some things had to change, based on the capabilities and features of the new software platform we’re using. But, the new platform will also allow us to add useful features in the future, and gives us a better web presence from the start.

For instance, to see the selection of product categories, which used to sit at the top of the shop page, you now view simply by clicking on the Shop menu at the top of the page.

We hope you’ll check it out and find your way around our store. For those who live nearby, you’ll notice that you can now opt for free local pickup at our shop in San Lorenzo, CA.  If you have any questions or comments, good or bad, please use the feedback form on the Contact Us page, accessible in the main navigation menu. Hope to hear from you!

Visit us at www.agesofsail.com

New Ages of Sail Shop in Transition

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We’re currently in the middle of transitioning our Ages of Sail online shop to a new server using new software. We just made the switch-over today and there are a few issues that still need to be ironed out, but it’s coming along.

If you’re having troubles in the next couple days, that’s probably why. However, if you still have issues after a couple days, send us an email to agesofsail@gmail.com and let us know, or see if the issues clear up in a couple days.

If you need to place and order and find you’re having issues, feel free to give us a call to place the order over the phone at (510) 461-7800.

 

South Bay Model Shipwrights Update

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August ’25 In-Person Meeting Follow-Up

The South Bay Model Shipwrights is a ship model club in our own back yard, here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group currently meets in Santa Clara once a month, and has been participating in various events in order to create visibility for themselves and for the ship modeling hobby as a whole.

Schooner Berbice Laser-Cut Kit from Shipyard by Jacob Cohn

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Our local customer Jacob Cohn shared these photos with us of his latest laser-cut card model of the American-built, Baltimore clipper Berbice. The exact date of her construction is unknown, but she was built as a merchant ship, and purchased into the British Royal Navy in 1780 in the West Indies. She was officially commissioned into naval service in July of 1781 as HMS Berbice.

Photos of the Berbice at the meeting of the South Bay Model Shipwrights group in Santa Clara, CA.

Jacob acquired the kit in June of this year, and has gotten this far in only a couple months, and the results of his work are beautiful! He’s posted his build in a build log on ModelShipWorld.com, under his screen name of SaltyDog here. The model itself is one of the 1/72-scale laser-cut card models produced by the Polish company Shipyard, known for their paper models of sailing ships, as well as their lighthouses and harbor structures.

As with several other subjects, Shipyard makes the Berbice in the 1/72-scale laser-cut card version that Jacob is building now, as well as a 1/96-scale paper model version that includes a simple quay port diorama.

Jacob is now just getting to the stage of adding cannons, masting, and rigging. We look forward to seeing more progress on the model. Will it have sails? That’s for the builder to decide when the time comes.

If you’re interested in building one of the Berbice kits or other Shipyard kit, you can find them at Ages of Sail here.

New Ages of Sail Online Shop – Launch Delay

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Due to a couple unresolved issues, the launch of our new online shop has been delayed! We hope to have the issues taken care of this week, so that we can switching over our online store, AgesofSail.com, to a system that we think will be easier to use, and will give us better inventory tracking, and allow us to provide overall better service. Keep watching for announcements of the new launch, which will hopefully be taking place early next week!

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Amati Endeavour – America’s Cup Model Kits

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With OcCre getting a lot of attention with the release of their new America’s Cup challenger Endeavour kit, it seems like a good time to highlight the whole range of America’s Cup kits that are available from Amati, beginning with the big, 1/35 scale wooden model kit of the Endeavour, the 1934 J-boat that challenged the Rainbow for the coveted America’s Cup.

At this scale, this wooden plank-on-bulkhead Amati kit builds into a BIG model, at over 46″ long, allowing the modeler to show off the many fine details that Amati designed into it, including Pre-finished wood, cast metal and brass fittings, as well as photo-etched brass parts.

Or, if you’re looking for something to fit a smaller space, or that is considerably easier to build, Amati has you covered with their 1/80-scale wooden hull kit. At just under 19″ long, this model still features lots of great details and a wooden plank-on-bulkhead construction hull. This kit even provides you with a selection of useful tools, making it ideal for the modelers building his or her first planked boat model.

And if you’re really new to ship modeling, or are just looking for a nice quick project, but still want a beautiful model, Amati offers this same boat in 1/80 scale, but with a polystyrene hull, perfectly shaped, just needing priming and painting.

When it comes to America’s Cup, whatever your skill level, Amati has you covered. Check out the whole line at Ages of Sail here.

Fourth of July Sale on these American Made Kits

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In celebration of our country’s Independence Day, Ages of Sail is giving 10% off all kits from the classic American shipmodel company Bluejacket Shipcrafters, from now, July 3rd, through Monday, July 7th. No coupon codes to use, discounts are already posted. Don’t forget we’re still offering free domestic shipping on all order of $150 or more.

Bluejacket’s USS Constitution

Founded in 1905, Bluejacket Shipcrafters has been producing high-quality, historically accurate model ship kits for over a century. Bluejacket Shipcrafters is known for its attention to detail and dedication to replicating the intricate designs of some of the most iconic American ships in history, and the kits are all Made in America.

Bluejacket’s Herreshoff 12-1/2

Bluejacket’s Civil War raider Alabama

Bluejacket’s Clipper Ship Red Jacket

Check out these and more at Ages of Sail here.